Michael Kaiz Email & Phone Number

Hillsboro, Wisconsin, United States

The Boogiedown is an annual camping music festival held at the Driftless Music Gardens in Southwest Wisconsin.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Skyline Artists Agency represents a diverse roster of classic, developing, and international touring acts. I represent a roster of contemporary and legacy clients. I book their tours on a National level, which includes a mixture of clubs, theaters, festivals, and soft events.My current Roster includes Kruger Brothers, Henhouse Prowlers, Armchair Boogie.

Greater Chicago Area

Strategic Touring was a boutique booking agency with a diverse roster of talent spanning Americana, Folk, and Bluegrass music based in the United States and Canada. Strategic Touring was merged into Skyline Artists Agency in March of 2020.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Blue Sun Entertainment is a boutique booking agency servicing the careers of upand coming musical talents. During my time at Blue Sun Entertainment, I recruitedacts such as Danny Barnes, The Last Revel, Old Salt Union.
• Confirmed festival appearances for clients at:Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival, Pickathon, ROMP, Northwest String Summit, John Hartford Memorial Festival, WinterWonderGrass, Blue Ox Music.
• Secured support opportunities for clients with:The Infamous Stringdusters, Trampled By Turtles, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, The California Honeydrops, Sam Bush Band

Greater Chicago Area

• Freelance photography of live concert performances and intimate moments in the entertainment industry with regular contributions to notable music publications. Coverage also includes concert reviews, festival reviews.
• Coverage placed with Relix, JamBase, Jambands.com, Honest Tune, Grateful Web, Kynd Music & The Barn Presents
• Bands covered include Roger Waters, Phish, The Black Crowes, The Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Cheap Trick, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon
• Festivals covered include Phases of the Moon 2014, Lollapalooza 2013, Mulberry Mountain Harvest Fest 2012, Shoe Fest 2012, Summer Camp 2006, 2007, 2012 & 2014, Wakarusa 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2013, JamCruise 2006 and.

Greater Chicago Area

• Liquid Karma Productions is a boutique event production house and talent agency that focuses on a hands-on approach.
• Primary agent for Brainchild, Kodiak & Under the Willow
• Publicist for all Liquid Karma Productions agency clients
• Designed and maintain the Liquid Karma Productions website
• Production Management of Liquid Karma Events on as needed basis

Manteno, IL

• Shoe Fest is a 3 day music and camping festival held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See in Manteno, IL. The 5 year anniversary of Shoe Fest will be held September 4, 5 & 6, 2015.
• Onsite contact for all press attending festival
• Coordination between talent and press to arrange interviews before, during and after festival
• Press Releases have run with Relix, JamBase and Grateful Web
• Coverage placed with national music blogs and local print publications
• Maintained Shoe Fest website for 2013 & 2014 festivals

Greater Chicago Area

• I worked directly with Leftover Salmon’s management team to ensure that all aspects of 25th Anniversary Pre-Party and On Stage Celebration ran smoothly. All post-event media was delivered with in a 72 hour period.
• Procured materials and hired local crew to decorate The Vic and Duffy’s
• Executed audit of Duffy’s to determine suitability as venue for Pre-Party.
• Worked with Keller Williams FOH engineer to prepare Duffy’s for Keller Williams and acoustic Leftover Salmon performances.
• Photographed all performances while band was in Chicago
• Hired videographers and produced official video of Celebration

Greater Chicago Area

• Old Shoe is a five-piece Americana Roots Rock band based out of Chicago, Illinois. Made up of talented songwriters from across the country, hailing from as far away as Alaska, the band's compositions paint a diverse.
• Oversaw all aspects of the career of Old Shoe
• Booked & Scheduled of all performances including support roles with Bruce Hornsby and Leftover Salmon
• Negotiated contracts with venues, festival organizers and talent buyers
• Coordinated all marketing efforts including publicity, social media marketing & street team

Greater Chicago Area

• At The Field, I assisted in execution and coordination of public and private museum events, maintained audio visual elements of permanent & temporary exhibits and installed audio visual components of temporary.
• Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescense (AMNH)
• Opening the Vaults: Wonders of the 1893 World's Fair (FMNH)
• Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux (United States Premiere)
• Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time (AMNH)
• Traveling Exhibition Credits:

Buffalo Grove, IL

• Allen Visual Systems is a leading supplier of integrated multimedia presentation and audiovisual conferencing systems and services to the corporate, education, and government market place.
• Deployment and tested integrated Audio/Visual systems
• Serviced installed systems on service contracts and for legacy clients
• Building and fabrication at headquarters in preparation for deployment

During my time at Brookstone, I helped drive sales, maintain proper inventory levels, train new team members, perform opening and closing paperwork and delivered nightly deposits to bank.

• Rock the Earth is a national nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to protecting and defending our natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the worldwide environmental community to.
• Outreach at Bonnaroo and Summer Camp Music Festivals
• Traveled with Organization Director on Dave Matthews Band Summer Tour